{"id":7444,"date":"2021-12-15T21:49:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T21:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=7444"},"modified":"2021-12-15T21:49:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T21:49:19","slug":"the-glory-of-africa-nigerian-investigative-journalist-tobore-ovuorie-defeat-canada-usa-australia-other-nations-to-win-dw-freedom-of-speech-award-2021-in-germany-on-no-account-sh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/the-glory-of-africa-nigerian-investigative-journalist-tobore-ovuorie-defeat-canada-usa-australia-other-nations-to-win-dw-freedom-of-speech-award-2021-in-germany-on-no-account-sh\/","title":{"rendered":"The GLORY of AFRICA: Nigerian Investigative Journalist, TOBORE OVUORIE defeat Canada, USA, Australia; other nations to win DW Freedom of Speech Award 2021 in Germany\u2026 \u2018On no account should we let our voice be silenced\u2019 *Risks life as an undercover to pose as a would-be sex worker to investigate the widespread human trafficking ring in Nigeria, discovery prompt federal government to launch investigation *\u2018I hereby present the DW Freedom of Speech Award 2021 to\u202fTobore\u202fOvuorie, who has met extreme challenges during her investigation into the trafficking of young women from Africa to Europe\u2019- DW Director General Peter Limbourg *\u2018I cannot think of a more courageous journalist than Tobore Ovuorie. Her passion to unearth the truth, to reveal the plight of the victims and the cruelty of their persecutors, led her to take a leap that very few journalists ever could summon the bravery or replicate\u2019 – Laudatory speaker Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch Executive Director * “Ovuorie\u2019s work is an outstanding example of investigative journalism and human braveness\u2019-Antoaneta Vassileva, vice president of the Council of Europe\u2019s\u202fGroup of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings\u202f *”Being a journalist in Nigeria is difficult. We struggle for an economic basis for our work and fight for access to information. Critical and sophisticated journalism in Nigeria is shrinking\u201d-OVUORIE *BY PAULINE DAMIEN\/MEDIA Staff Writer, Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/strong>The GLORY of AFRICA:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nigerian Investigative Journalist, TOBORE OVUORIE defeat Canada, USA, Australia; other nations to win DW Freedom of Speech Award 2021 in Germany<\/strong>\u2026 \u2018On no account should we let our voice be silenced\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

*Risks life as an undercover to pose as\u00a0a\u00a0would-be sex worker to investigate the\u00a0widespread human trafficking ring\u00a0in Nigeria, discovery prompt federal government to launch investigation<\/strong><\/p>\n

*\u2018I hereby present the DW Freedom of Speech Award 2021 to\u202fTobore\u202f Ovuorie, who has met extreme challenges during her investigation into the trafficking of young women from Africa to Europe\u2019- DW Director General Peter Limbourg<\/strong><\/p>\n

*\u2018I cannot think of a more courageous journalist than Tobore Ovuorie. Her passion to unearth the truth,\u00a0to reveal the plight of the victims and the cruelty of their persecutors,\u00a0led her to take a leap that very few journalists ever could summon the bravery or replicate\u2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Laudatory speaker Kenneth Roth,\u00a0Human Rights Watch\u00a0Executive\u00a0Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

* “Ovuorie\u2019s work is an outstanding example of investigative journalism and human braveness\u2019-Antoaneta\u00a0Vassileva,\u00a0vice\u00a0president\u00a0of the\u00a0Council of Europe\u2019s\u202fGroup of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n

*”Being a journalist in Nigeria is difficult. We struggle for an economic basis for our work\u00a0and fight for access to information.\u00a0Critical and sophisticated journalism in Nigeria is shrinking\u201d-OVUORIE<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0*BY PAULINE DAMIEN\/MEDIA Staff Writer, Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n

SHE BELIEVES JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME. SHE strongly adheres to the fact the media should serve as the \u2018voice to the voiceless.\u2019 Against all odds, TOBORE OVUORIE, a well-trained investigative journalist risked her life for years as an undercover to infiltrate the deadly human trafficking ring just to cover the ordeal victims undergoes in Nigeria, amidst limited resources and access to information. She brazed all odds in her detailed reports which outshines entry made by other journalists from Canada, United States, Australia; South Africa, Ghana, Liberia; and United Kingdom to win the coveted prize, DW Freedom of Speech Award 2021 in Germany. In so doing, Ovuorie has brought honor to Africa.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a special award ceremony at the DW in Bonn, DW Director General Peter Limbourg honored the investigative journalist today as part of the Global Media Forum. Ovuorie is the seventh Freedom of Speech Award laureate<\/p>\n

This historic ceremony which began in 2015, the DW Freedom of Speech Award (FoSA) has honored media persons\u00a0or initiatives\u00a0for showing\u00a0outstanding promotion of freedom rights, especially freedom of expression and press freedom.<\/p>\n

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This year, the\u00a0FoSA\u00a0was awarded to\u00a0Nigerian\u202finvestigative journalist\u00a0Ovuorie\u00a0who has\u00a0had\u00a0a decade-long career in journalism. Seven years ago, she\u00a0went undercover posing as\u00a0a\u00a0would-be sex worker to investigate the\u00a0widespread human trafficking ring\u00a0in Nigeria.\u00a0Following\u00a0her\u00a0revelations, Nigeria’s authorities launched criminal investigations into those behind it.<\/p>\n